FRANKLIN JOURNAL • September 22, 2022
Marilyn “Jo” Josephson passed away in her home Sept. 11 at the age of 81. Jo was a dedicated member of boards for the High Peaks Alliance, Fedco Seeds, the Franklin County Democrats, and more. She was a member of the Farmington Grange, “instrumental” in the Temple recycling program, and taught courses at the University of Maine at Farmington. Jo also worked as a reporter or editor for the Morning Sentinel, Daily Bulldog, Maine Municipal Alliance’s Maine Townsman, and the Livermore Falls Advertiser. Jo was a lover of gardening, flowers, good food, sustainability, environmental justice, planting apple trees, black and white photography, learning, hiking and reading.